RAHWAY, NJ — A 44-year-old woman was killed when a two-alarm blaze swept through her single-family home on the morning of Jan. 2, Rahway fire Chief Michael Roberts said. Shonda Smith was found in her second-floor bedroom at 452 Washington St. after firefighters took nearly about an hour to extinguish the fire that had completely […]

RAHWAY, NJ — Beefy babyfaces and heinous heels were clobbered with folding chairs, launched into the turnbuckles and tossed clear out of the ring and onto the Rahway Recreation Center floor. The feigned expressions of agony, right down to the full-body convulsions, whipped the hundreds of pro wrestling fans who packed this gym Friday, Sept. […]

RAHWAY, NJ — About 20 minutes before the first audience members arrived, Rosh Lowe was testing the lighting inside Union County Performing Arts Center’s Hamilton Stage. A technician threw a switch and suddenly Lowe was bathed in an amber glow. “I like this,” Lowe said. “This feels good.” Lowe has always felt good on a […]

RAHWAY, NJ — More than half of the $82 property tax increase this year is due to the unexpectedly large number of residents participating in the state’s program to purchase homes repeatedly damaged by flooding, City Council members said Monday, July 23. The revelation came as the council voted unanimously to adopt the $37.7 million […]

RAHWAY, NJ — A local elementary school was evacuated June 14 out of an “overabundance of caution” after the city police department received a suspicious call about a bomb in the area, authorities said. Roosevelt Elementary School, which houses students in pre-K to sixth grade, was evacuated for about 30 minutes after police received the […]

RAHWAY, NJ — Having a much-needed prescription filled after an emergency room visit can be another headache for patients, but a local hospital is using technology to reduce that stress. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital installed an automated Walgreens pharmacy kiosk at its Rahway location and began offering services to patients in February. “Patients love […]

RAHWAY, NJ — The Walter E. Ulrich Memorial Pool in Rahway River Park in Rahway will open Memorial Day weekend, the pool’s earliest opening date ever, county officials said in a May 16 release. Ulrich Pool will be open from noon to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 26; Sunday, May 27, and Monday, May 28. The […]

RAHWAY, NJ — A lawsuit filed by a female city employee alleges former Mayor Samson Steinman resigned in December from his post the same day her accusations of sexual harassment reached the city council’s president at that time, Raymond Giacobbe Jr. Denise Rolong, managing director of the city’s Gallery Space, filed a civil complaint in […]

RAHWAY, NJ — A local metalsmith and two musicians first met while applying in December for the city’s first low-income housing that caters to artists. Amanda Mikulewicz, who graduated from university two years ago and now makes engagement rings for a living, was second in line to apply for a coveted apartment at The Willows […]

RAHWAY, NJ — A local businessman who is active in the community will represent the 6th Ward in the city council on an interim basis, filling the vacancy created by the elevation of Raymond Giacobbe to mayor. Joseph Gibilisco, who owns the Lehrer-Gibilisco Funeral Home on Milton Avenue, was unanimously approved Jan. 25 by the […]